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WorksheetsFirst and Second Hand Accounts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Choose the example of a first-hand account
letter
newspaper article
textbook
nonfiction books
Secondhand accounts are known as _________ sources.
primary
secondary
fake
first person
Choose the example of a second hand account
diary
photograph
informational book
maps
Which 2 questions must you ask yourself to decide if an account is firsthand or secondhand? Choose 2.
Who is the author?
Who is reading it?
Was the author at the event when it happened?
Do I need to know the writer?
Would a diary entry be a first or secondhand account of information?
firsthand account
secondhand account
Would a speech be a first or secondhand account?
firsthand
secondhand
Would a magazine article be a first or secondhand account?
firsthand
secondhand
Would a photo taken at an event be a firsthand or secondhand account?
firsthand
secondhand
An autobiography is a firsthand account because the author is writing about their own life.
true
false
After your teacher tells you and your classmates a funny story about her first time riding a roller coaster, your classmate draws a comic strip about the event. The comic strip is...
firsthand account
secondhand account
What kind of account is the following story? I wasn’t sure of what the trembling noise was until I started feeling the ground underneath me shake. My instincts kicked in and I stopped what I was doing. I ran away from the book shelves and covered my head while holding on to the leg of my bed. I sat there with my eyes closed until I stopped feeling vibrations.
firsthand
secondhand
A teacher tells her class to open their textbook and read the chapter about the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Would this be a firsthand or secondhand account?
firsthand
secondhand
You are learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and your teacher has just read an entry from William Clark's personal journal.
firsthand
secondhand
In January, one of your classroom books features articles about Martin Luther King Jr. The first article you read summarizes important events in his life.
firsthand
secondhand
